AU595876B2 - Vessel mooring system & method for its installation - Google Patents

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AU595876B2
AU595876B2 AU72397/87A AU7239787A AU595876B2 AU 595876 B2 AU595876 B2 AU 595876B2 AU 72397/87 A AU72397/87 A AU 72397/87A AU 7239787 A AU7239787 A AU 7239787A AU 595876 B2 AU595876 B2 AU 595876B2
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Joe W. Key
Fred E. Shumaker
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B21/00—Tying-up; Shifting, towing, or pushing equipment; Anchoring
    • B63B21/50—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers
    • B63B21/507—Anchoring arrangements or methods for special vessels, e.g. for floating drilling platforms or dredgers with mooring turrets

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AU72397/87A 1986-04-29 1987-04-03 Vessel mooring system & method for its installation Expired - Fee Related AU595876B2 (en)

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US06/857,041 US4701143A (en) 1984-10-17 1986-04-29 Vessel mooring system and method for its installation

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JP (1) JPH01502254A (no)
KR (1) KR880701196A (no)
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BR (1) BR8707682A (no)
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EP0303614A1 (en) 1989-02-22
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